110V to 230V Conversions
When you purchase your American motorhome, be it brand new or second hand, LAS are here to help, especially if you are new to motorhoming. If you decide to import the vehicle yourself you will need to convert the road lights, as most motorhomes do not have white front side lights, most have red brake lights and none have rear fog lamps. These changes are essential to the road using motorhome as if they are not carried out then the vehicle will not be declared road legal.
The 110V electrics may also require changing to 230V to comply with the UK electrics, or you could use American appliances, which are noticeably slower when it comes to kettles and toasters.
LAS will leave the 110V system as it was when manufactured, and add a 230V circuit, which can be used in the UK. With the addition of a new circuit with its own dedicated wiring, LAS can put sockets in places most useful to you, instead of the places the manufacturers deemed useful.
The Electrical Installation 17th Edition is a regulation to which all domestic and industrial wiring must conform. An American motorhome as such will never quite conform to these regulations. At LAS we have noticed that other companies have claimed to be carrying out conversions which meet these strict standards, which is in fact completely untrue. They use a rigid cable, the original motorhome cabling, which does not meet the 17th Edition requirements. LAS are aware that they do not carry out their conversions to the standards mentioned in the 17th Edition, but our conversions are of the highest quality possible, and our in house electrician holds a HNC in Electrical Engineering.